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LAMP RBSERVOIR. No. 264,741. Patented Sept. 19, 1882.

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UNITED STATES PATENT- Oinriceo JAGOB J. NlGHOLS, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

LAMPeRESERVOIR.

SPECIFICATION formng part of Letters Patent No. 264,741, dated September19, 1882,

Application filed May 27, 1882. (No model.)

iion, with a lamp reservoir or fount made ofA glass or other likematerial, of a collar applied to a month, and a cap of sheet metal,i'orming part of the same structure as the collar, ap-

plied to the top of the reservoir or fount andv made of such form as toserve as a drip-cup.

The improvement also consists in the combination, with a lamp reservoiror fount made of glass or other like material, of a collar for theattachment ofa burner,a collar applied to a fi|ling-mouth,ai1dacap ot'sheet metal,forming part of the same structure as the collars, appliedtol the top of the reservoir or fount and made of such form as to serveas a dripcup.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1. is a plan or top view of alamp'reservoir and appurtenances embodying my invention, and Fig. 2 is acentral Vertical section thereof.

Similar letters of reference designate corrosponding parts in bothfigures.

A designates a lamp-reservoir, made of glass or like material and ot'ordinary form. It has a month, a, for the reception of a lamp burner,and a filling-mouth, b.

B desig'nates a Sheet-metal collar applied to the inouth a, and Odesignates a Sheet-metal colla-r applied to the filling-mouth b.

D designates a cap of sheet metal, made'oonsecured in place byplaster-of-paris or other suitable material, as shown, or in any othersuitable manner.'

The drip-cup thus formed is of ornamental appearance, serves to preventthe collarsl'rom being wrenched ofi', and may be produced at far lessexpense than a drip-cup could be formed in the reservoir itselt'.

Vhat I claim as my inventio'n, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-- 1. The combination, with a lamp reservoir or fount made of glass orother like material, of acollar applied to a inouth and a cap of sheetmetal, forming" part of the same structure as the collar, applied to thetop of the reservoir or fonut and made of such form as to serve as adrip-cnp, suhstantially as specitied. 2. The combination, with a lampreservoir or fount made ot' glass or other like material, of a collarfor the attachment of a burner, a collar applied to atilliug-mouth, anda cap of sheet metal, forming part of the same structure as the collars,applied to the top of the reservoir or fount and made of such form as toserve as a drip-cup, substanlially as specified. a

J. J. NIUHOLS.

lVitnesses:

T. J. KEANE, J AMEs R. BowEN.

